Golden Yellow Habenaria
Habenaria marginata var. marginata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Golden Yellow Habenaria
Identify Golden Yellow Habenaria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Golden Yellow Habenaria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria marginata var. marginata
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open grasslands and forests
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Thailand
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Golden Yellow Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Golden Yellow Habenaria
Golden Yellow Habenaria (Habenaria marginata var. marginata) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 8 other states. It grows in open grasslands and forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Golden Yellow Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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